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Russia's Syria force has reportedly grown to 4,000 people
Moscow's military force in Syria has grown to about 4,000 personnel, but this and more than a month of Russian air strikes have not led to pro-government forces making significant territorial gains,...
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The Russian military is facing several 'looming disasters' in Syria
The Russian military intervention in Syria, launched in a great rush just over a month ago, came as a surprise — perhaps not as shocking as the swift occupation and annexation of Crimea, but a surprise...
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An influential congressman just gave a passionate speech about not giving up...
As the security situation in Syria continues to deteriorate, US officials are grappling with how to handle a civil war that has dragged on for more than four years, has led to hundreds of thousands of...
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Russia sent antiaircraft missiles to Syria
MOSCOW — Russia has sent antiaircraft missiles to Syria to safeguard its jets involved in airstrikes against militants in the war-battered Arab country, the commander of the Russian Air Force was...
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Afghan refugees in Iran are being sent to fight and die for Assad in Syria
Iran is recruiting Afghan refugees to fight in Syria, promising a monthly salary and residence permits in exchange for what it claims to be a sacred endeavour to save Shia shrines in Damascus.The...
View ArticleSyria is dropping unguided bombs from helicopters, and they're killing tons...
The Syrian government has been using barrel bombs, bombs that are made up of various explosives, nails, metal fragments, and sometimes even chemicals, since early on in the country's civil war. They're...
View ArticleNATO is flexing its muscles with its largest military exercise in a decade
NATO has conducted its largest military exercise in over a decade.The alliance has been flexing its muscles with around 36,000 troops engaged in combat scenarios on the ground, and a number of test...
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High-ranking Iranian military officers keep getting killed in Syria
A brigadier general and a colonel from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed while fighting jihadists and rebels in Syria over the past several weeks.Nine other IRGC members were...
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Obama made a low-risk, high-reward decision by sending troops to Syria
Contrary to critics, Obama’s decision to deploy Special Operations troops to Syria is neither a giant step forward into a quagmire, nor a meaningless symbolic gesture. In fact, as far as bang-for-buck...
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There's growing evidence that ISIS has used chemical weapons in Syria
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used during fighting in Syria in August, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.The...
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Dozens killed after Russia strikes de facto ISIS capital in Syria
Airstrikes by Russian warplanes on the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Raqqa killed 42 people earlier this week, including 27 civilians, the monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said...
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Saudi Arabia's 'intensified' support to Syrian rebels is reportedly slowing...
Offensives by the Syrian army and its allies backed by Russian air strikes are going more slowly than expected due to increased Saudi support to rebels, senior sources close to the Syrian government...
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Six US Air Force F-15C Eagle jets have just arrived in Turkey
Six F-15C Eagle jets, belonging to the 493rd Fighter Squadron of the 48th Fighter Wing, from RAF Lakenheath, UK, have just deployed to Incirlik airbase, in Turkey.According to the U.S. Air Force, the...
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'Russia is sending a message' to Syrians under ISIS control — and it's making...
On November 3, Russia carried out a series of heavy air strikes against ISIS's de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria. The strikes, Reuters reports — citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights — killed...
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US air-to-air combat aircraft just arrived in Turkey
The US Air Force has deployed air superiority planes near Syria.Six F-15C Eagle jets, belonging to the 493rd Fighter Squadron of the 48th Fighter Wing, from RAF Lakenheath, UK, have just deployed to...
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How ISIS monitors and restricts internet access in the 'caliphate'
Smoking isn't allowed. Women are told to stay at home and must be fully covered if they go outside. Punishment for stealing is amputation.ISIS keeps tight controls on all aspects of life in its...
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Here's how a new bomber will shape US military strategy
ForecastThe United States' new long-range strike bomber aircraft will combine existing technologies in one model to make the U.S. bomber fleet more effective and versatile. The move to bring all U.S....
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A block of wood for beheadings and a torture chamber — what ISIS left behind...
Ground forces have had some success in liberating cities in Iraq and Syria from ISIS terrorists, but the towns aren't always able to get back to normal life once the militants leave and new authorities...
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New photos suggest Russia's operation in Syria stretches well beyond its air...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three serving or former Russian soldiers have been geolocated by photographs in Syria, including locations near Hama, Aleppo and Homs, Russian bloggers said on Sunday, suggesting the...
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Russian media is peddling anti-western conspiracy theories about the plane...
Russia went there after all.The crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 in Egypt on October 31, which killed all 224 people on board, was more than the worst aviation disaster in the country's history.Once it...
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